Business Plan Outline at Biz Plan Hacks

A business plan has a number of major elements or sections. Each of these serves a particular purpose in the overall direction of your firm and plan. The list below identifies and briefly describes each of the documents or document categories that will make up your plan. They are presented in the order in which they typically appear. Don't feel constrained to follow this exact format if another way makes [...] Read More


Business Plan Video Part 5 at Biz Plan Hacks

Here is Part 5 of the Business Plan video series. This one is one of the most important and I urge you to listen to it a few times if you are new to financial statements. The video does an excellent job of giving you the basics of a Profit and Loss Statement, Balance Sheet and the Cash Flow Statement. While many people get excited if they see a profit [...] Read More


Develop your business plan at Biz Plan Hacks

Are you ready to develop your business plan? This is the first of an 8 part series that has been posted to you tube from Tim Barry on how to develop your business plan. Can you be a success without a business plan? Yes you can, but without the business plan you do not have a direction of your business is going. Most businesses that start without a plan quickly [...] Read More


Home Biz Idea of the Week: Home Based Knitting Business (Part II) at Home Based Business

This is the second part of the Home Biz Idea of the Week featuring Working from Home as a Knitter. It's first part includes the tools and other requirements on starting a knitting home business. Always start with a business plan. A business plan is an outline of everything that has to do with your business and helps you take a methodical approach to operating your business. It will also ensure [...] Read More


Business Model or Plan: Which Do You Use? at Bizinformer

Dan Sitter brings up an interesting point this week in his blog Idea Sellers: Business Models: A Track to Run On. He asks "What is the difference between a business plan and a business model?" We frequently hear about the business plan because investors are looking for the information found in your plan to determine if or how much they are willing to lend. But so often the plan is developed - especially [...] Read More